With more than a decade of service to Wildomar, former Mayor Ben J. Benoit from District 1 was honored by his many fellow council members, other city councils, state representatives, county officials and friends in special ceremonies in the Wildomar City Council chamber Wednesday, Dec. 14.Benoit, who stepped down from his longtime leadership role with the city, will assume his newly elected post as Riverside County auditor controller.No more will Wildomar residents hear him say, “This Ben Benoit, this has been your Mayor’s Minute, signing off, ” The quote was heard on the city’s webcast every week. City staff thanked him for his 11 years of service and presented a quick video they made of many of the “Mayor’s Minutes.” The video had Benoit chuckling during his retirem
